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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 vs GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 24identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX (1 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 (6 vs 4). The ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 has 4 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX (4 vs 0). Only the ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77 has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS SABERTOOTH Z77, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • Socket AM3+
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • On-board graphics card
    • Yes
    • No
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 4
    • 0

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SABERTOOTH Z77View product
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GA-970A-DS3 motherboard AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX

Model GA-970A-DS3

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memoryidentical
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1696 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLINot supported
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2560 x 1600 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
OpenGL versionKnown for one3.1
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one6
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® 82579V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneNot supported
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z77AMD 970
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for oneActive
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
CertificationKnown for oneRoHS
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.0, 3.02.0
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm3050 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm2250 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneNo
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneASMedia ASM1061
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Z77
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Audio outputKnown for oneS/PDIF

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